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MATRIX CALCULI AND GOUT
Author(s) -
JAWORSKI R. C.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1981.tb04971.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gout , urinary system , matrix (chemical analysis) , radiodensity , surgery , radiography , composite material , materials science
Matrix calculi are rare in clinical practice. They occur as soft, radiolucent, poorly mineralized concretions, usually associated with urinary tract infection. A case of tophaceous gout complicated by matrix calculi is reported.